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F i l Assistant Secretary of the Navy JAMES D. HITTLE Secretary James D. Hittle graduated from East Lansing, Michigan High School in 1933. He entered Michigan State University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937. After graduation he entered the U. S. Marine Corps as a Second Lieutenant. While stationed at the Naval ROTC Unit at the Uni- versity of Utah, he earned his Master's degree in Oriental History and Geography in 1952. During World War II Secretary Hittle served in both the Atlantic and Pacific areas. As a Lieutenant Colonel in 1944 he was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division on Guam as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4. His medals and decorations include: the Legion of Merit Medal with Combat V for outstanding service on Iwo Jima as Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Citation, the American Defense Service Medal, the European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one Bronze Star, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one Bronze Star, the World War ll Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Medal of Combat Merit, Republic of France. Preceding his retirement from the Marine Corps in 1960 as a Brigadier General, Secretary Hittle served as Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Assistant for Legislative Affairs to Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates. On 3 March 1969, General Hittle assumed the office of Assistant Secretary of the Navy QManpower and Reserve Affairsj. He is the author of numerous articles on the art of war and the development of the general staff. In addition, he has written the book, The Military Staff-Its History and Development, and has edited the condensed version of one of the Military Classics Series, Summary of the Art of War which is based on military changes in the Napoleonic armies.
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The Reception The final Parade was followed by a reception in the Cadet Club. The guests and visitors were met by a receiving line consisting of Secretary Hittle, Mrs. Mary Moody Northen, General and Mrs. Megee, Major and Mrs. Coleman, Admiral Pirie, and General and Mrs. Hurst. The reception gave cadets, their families and Academy personnel the opportunity to become better acquainted. 1 . K L n W- .X .,. ,. il 5
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Graduation Valedirlorimz Salzztaforimz Cadet First Lieutenant W. S. Henricks Cadet Corporal R. Paquette The Academic Faculty at Commencement Exercises
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